The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2U6THE HEALTH BULLETIJ!?.tracting tuberculosis is concerued,the average person who goes tochurches, moving picture shows, orwho occasionally finds himself incompany with people who cough orsneeze without holding handkerchiefsbefore their faces, is in fargreater danger of contracting thedisease than a person would be wholived, ate and alept- right among thepatients at the sanatorium.Any mention of this institution,however brief, would certainly beincomplete without at least a wordin regard to those in direct chargeof the patients, the medical directorand the nurses. It is not necessaryto mention personalities inthisTHE MEN'S WARD- -STATE SANATORIUM FOR THE TREATMENT OFTUBERCULOSIS.A small house completely surrounded with porches. The windows are never closedexcept during storms, and then only on one or two sides.connection, but the vitally importantfacts as regards the staff is that themedical director and every one ofthe nurses has had tuberculosis andbeen cured at a similar institution.They know the trials, the difficultiesand discouragements of their patientsas no one else does.They canfeel for and sympathize with patientsin their every effort to getnell. and. best of fill, the patients intheir charge look upon these peopleas elder brothers and sisters whosympathize with them and are willingto go the limit in helping themrecover. Last of all, backed by suchexperience, such a staff not onlyknows all the ins and outs of curingtuberculosis, but with their personalknowledge and experience their patientshave vastly more confidencein them than thev would have in a